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Thu, 22 May 2008 00:05:52 GMTScrap book cabinet #4: Drawers finally done on one sidehttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4732
Haven’t had opportunity to get back to the shop for a couple of weeks now. First time today was able to spend about 6 hrs. there. Cleaned up the shop first thing. Everything was everywhere and no place to cut wood or anything else for that matter. So, after some time cleaning up all the tools and such started back on the drawers. I said in the last entry that I was going to dovetail all the drawers. Well that didn’t happen. Had to use finished plywood on the sides. Couldn’t afford the amount of lumber I would have had to buy. I think they still turned out ok.

I couldn’t really get into a assemble line, cutting all the material for all the drawers at once. Most of the drawers are different sizes. So I had to custom cut each one, one at a time. Then I had to carve the top and bottom of each drawer to match up with the shelving they went into, So Only got half of them finished.

Here is an update of where I am at the moment :the drawers on the right haven’t been made yet, only cut out the faces.

Here’s alittle closer look at them:

The screws are there so I can open the drawer when they are closed.

Hope to lathe the nobs toward the end of the project. I don’t have alot of hrs. on a lathe…so we will see…LOL.

thanks for looking.Enjoy your time in your shops.

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Thu, 22 May 2008 00:05:52 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4732jjohnjjohnScrap book cabinet #3: Took 4 hours Buthttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4515
Another day off (Wednesday’s) and down to the garage/shop I go. Thought I’d give a progress report. You know that it takes longer then I ever thought to cut, plain, measure, glue and pin 46 slates in place. Might not have taken quite as long if some of them weren’t cut on 45 deg. angles, and almost everything was cut by hand.

But, I enjoyed the time spent. A little closer to the finish line. Next I will sand all the slates with 220 grit and start the drawers. Remember I said dovetails by hand. I don’t know if my wife has that much patience. She is getting a little antsy for her scrap book cab I think.

Anyway here is what it looks like with the slates on it:

Here’s a closer look at what I decided to do with the 2” overhang of the shelves, and a look at the design I got off the web from a book case.

Another look with out my mug in the picture.

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Thu, 01 May 2008 02:31:25 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4515jjohnjjohnScrap book cabinet #2: Second addition to the scrap book cabinethttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4453
First off, Let me answer a question asked about this project. I, in fact, realized that I could have cut the dado’s before cutting the length of plywood…....About an hr. after I was into the project while cutting the dado’s. And, yes, it was really an adventure putting all those boards into the dado’s once they were cut. But like my Dad taught me; “One board at a time son, that’s all there is to it”.

Having fun getting it all together and ain’t done yet ! But, I thought I’d share the progress thus far. Got everything together today and assembled the complete carcass. Now comes the real fun. All those drawers. I plan to dovetail each one by hand, so a little prayer might really help about now. I really have no choice because I don’t own a dovetailing jig yet. LOL. I want to dovetail them simply for the look. How stupid am I, anyway ?

Here’s an update picture or two…or three:

After I got it all together I did decide to glue it all up. It is big, but not so big it can’t be moved into the house in one piece.

Also a question. Have any of you used this press board before. How well does the glue stick to it ? Reason for the question I plan to attach oak strips along the front of every panel to dress it up a little. Maybe you know a better way then glue if the board doesn’t take to it well.

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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:09:11 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4453jjohnjjohnScrap book cabinet #1: Progress of latest projecthttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4439
Yet another project in the making. My wife asked me to build her a scrap book cabinet to put all her many papers and books, glues, tapes, ribbons, etc. Enough to build a 5 ft. by 5 ft. by 14” deep with about 20ish slots for paper, 10 drawers, ribbon holders (which I haven’t quite figured out yet) shelves to hold the many albums she has already made.

Using 3/4 ply. with oak veneer. (Lowes on sale) and press board 1/2 thick. Also plan to use some oak facing on the drawers, and popular for sides and back on the drawers.Wish me luck…LOLHere’s a look see of the plan I drew up and a couple of pictures of the start.

All dado’s are cut for the inside slats and drawers for both sides. (Next picture).

First side dry fitted together. Everything seems ok at this point. (Next Picture).

At this point both sides have been glued, and now the dry fit for the shelves. Also at this point I have run out of ply. So…Off to Lowes for another one. (Next two pictures).

Still missing two main shelves. Top one and bottom one. The top two shelves (Top one missing) will have several more dado’s cut for the upright slats.Hope to have more pictures soon for part 2.

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:31:39 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4439jjohnjjohnCigar Boxhttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4345
Built this cigar box for my broth-in-law the other day for some wood he gave me. The picture doesn’t do it justice. My little camera some times gives me a good picture and sometime won’t.

Wanted to share my latest little project.

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Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:58:13 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4345jjohnjjohnWood Shop Renevation #2: Wood Shop Renevation #2http://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4342
Thought I would take the time out to update my blog entry about my little shop redo. I am still working on the changes and, of course have decided to make yet another change from my original plan. I have been looking around the site and seeing all the great ideas from everyone else. Decided to change my table saw table by enlarging it to incorporate the workbench. Doing this because of the small size of the garage. By designing the two tables into one will make a great feed table and hopefully give room to build the project at the same time.

I haven’t started it yet. (Working on a piece for my wife to keep all her scrap booking materials in.) but would like to give you a look see to get your input of your ideas that I maybe haven’t thought of.

Here’s the plan I drew:

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Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:51:34 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4342jjohnjjohnBookcase contesthttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4026
Ok … I might as well let you know right off the get go I am not submitting this bookcase even remotely thinking I have any chance of winning anything. I’m only looking to contribute an idea I came up with. not sure if I am following any rules or not…so you can let me know either way about that part.

New here, I have already seen so many wonderful projects that have great imagination and skill that as you guys and gals get cranked up into this contest the judges will really be hard pressed to decide which of many will be the right one to win. I wouldn’t want to be them. LOL

Anyway…Hope this idea might spark those imagination cells to start rolling out the designs. I went more toward basic with just enough flare to set the case off so there it might get a second look… (at more than just the books).

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Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:19:22 GMThttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/4026jjohnjjohnWood Shop Renevation #1: Introduction and hellohttp://lumberjocks.com/jjohn/blog/3982
Well; To get this ball rolling I guess I should start out by letting you know a little about my “Shop” in days gone by…I started oh about 8 or 9 years ago with a few hand tools collected from my former job as a supervisor for my Father which owned and operated his business in central Fla. He is retired now, but still holds his general contractor lic. We built mostly residential homes around the area.

I loved the rough carpenter trade and considered myself somewhat of a all around good carpenter. Little did I know that there is a difference of night and day when it comes to building fine furniture, but that is something I truly wanted to do…so when we moved back to Kennesaw Ga. I started collecting tools here and there, one at a time and have built up an adequate assortment of tools (enough to get by) as you can see from the list in my shop plan…Anyway…

I have HIGH hopes that when I retire I will have learned enough to do odd jobs for customers building furniture to supplement the income. Which (according to Bush there might not be any). But, that’s my reasoning anyway and the reason for the effort. I love working with wood and I’d love to make a little money from it while doing it. LOL…How did I get off the main subject…

The Shop. As I continue forward in this redo I hope to post some pictures (Sorry, don’t have any of the way it looked before I tore everything apart) and maybe get some idea’s from some of you…Any help will be a great help.

I’ll leave off of this first effort in this series by saying thanks for welcoming me here, and if I can be of any help just e-mail me or post a message.